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PN 3433221 
July 2009 
© 2009 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Specifications are subject to change 
without notice. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Software for this 
product is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. 

Ti32, TiR32 

Thermal Imagers 

Users Manual 

Summary of Contents for Ti32

Page 1: ...erved Printed in USA Specifications are subject to change without notice All product names are trademarks of their respective companies Software for this product is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Ti32 TiR32 Thermal Imagers Users Manual ...

Page 2: ...ice center to obtain return authorization information then send the product to that service center with a description of the difficulty postage and insurance prepaid FOB Destination Fluke assumes no risk for damage in transit Following warranty repair the product will be returned to Buyer transportation prepaid FOB Destination If Fluke determines that failure was caused by neglect misuse contamina...

Page 3: ...g the Displayed Language 8 Setting the Date 9 Setting the Time 9 Changing the Temperature Units 10 Setting File Format 10 Setting the Backlight 11 Setting the Display Information Settings 12 How to Install and Use Optional Lenses Telephoto and Wide Angle 13 Focusing and Capturing an Image 16 Saving Imager Data 16 Adjusting the Thermal Image 17 Selecting a Standard Palette 17 Selecting an Ultra Con...

Page 4: ...ng Accurate Temperature Measurements 23 Setting Emissivity 24 Setting Reflected Background Temperature 25 Setting Transmission Correction 25 Setting Temperature Alarms 26 High Temperature Alarm Ti32 26 Dewpoint Alarm TiR32 27 SmartView Software 27 Changing the SD Memory Card 27 Maintenance 28 Cleaning the Imager 28 Cleaning the Infrared Lens 28 Battery Care 29 General Specifications 30 Detailed Sp...

Page 5: ...bles Table Title Page 1 Symbols 3 2 Accessories 4 3 Features and Controls 6 List of Figures Figure Title Page 1 Attachment and Removal of Optional Lenses 14 2 Range and Span Settings 20 3 SD Memory Card Insertion 28 ...

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Page 7: ...magers have IR Fusion technology only available from Fluke where a full visual image 640 X 480 can be displayed blended and stored with each IR image Thermal and visual images can be presented simultaneously as a full thermal image or as a Picture In Picture PIP image in various blend modes Thermal and visual images are displayed on the Imager LCD and can be saved to a removable SD memory card Tra...

Page 8: ... this manual See Table 1 for a list of symbols used on the Imager and in this manual A Warning identifies hazardous conditions and actions that could cause bodily harm or death A Caution identifies conditions and actions that could damage the Imager or cause permanent loss of data W Warning To avoid a burn hazard remember that highly reflective objects will result in lower than actual temperature ...

Page 9: ...This camera contains a Lithium ion battery Do not mix with the solid waste stream Spent batteries should be disposed of by a qualified recycler or hazardous materials handler per local regulations Contact your authorized Fluke Service Center for recycling information Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste Go to Fluke s website for recycling information Unpacking the Imager Care...

Page 10: ...h Adapters 3440352 TI CAR CHARGER 12 V Vehicle Charger Adapter 3039779 Charging the Battery Before using the Imager for the first time charge the batteries in the included two bay charging base for at least two and one half hours The charging status of each battery will be shown on the five segment battery charge indicator on each battery Note New batteries are not fully charged Two to ten normal ...

Page 11: ...rs in the display while connected to the battery charger Keep the Imager attached to the charger until the battery condition icon indicates a full charge With the Imager off the battery charge icon will have four full bars With the Imager on turn the Imager off to view the battery condition icon Removing the Imager from the charger before a full charge is indicated will deprive the battery of a fu...

Page 12: ...shown and described in Table 3 Table 3 Features and Controls PO WER Ti SBC3 SMART BAT TE RY CHARGER 3 1 3 4 5 7 2 6 14 15 13 8 9 10 12 11 exj01 eps Item Description A Liquid Crystal Display LCD B Function Softkeys c a and d C Speaker D Microphone E Auto Backlight Sensor F Hand Strap ...

Page 13: ...Bay Charging Base O AC Adapter Power Supply Using the Menu The menus coupled with the three softkeys c a and d provide access for thermal image display saving and viewing stored images and setting features Backlight Date Time Emissivity File Format High Temperature Alarm Ti32 or Dewpoint Alarm TiR32 Hot Spot and Cold Spot and Center Point on the image IR Fusion Mode Language Lens Selection Level S...

Page 14: ...temperature have an acceleration function that helps you rapidly change the selection To accelerate through available options or numerical settings press and hold c or d Acceleration stops when you let go of the softkey Changing the Displayed Language To change the display to present information in another language 1 Press a until the F3 softkey label reads Settings 2 Press the softkey labeled Set...

Page 15: ...s the softkey labeled Next to move to the next date element 8 Press the softkey labeled Done when finished 9 Continue adjusting other items in the Settings Menu or quickly squeeze and release the trigger twice in order to return to live view Setting the Time To set the time 1 Press a until the F3 softkey label reads Settings 2 Press the softkey labeled Settings 3 Within the Settings Menu press a l...

Page 16: ...nits 4 Press a until Units is displayed over d 5 Press the softkey labeled Units 6 Press c for Celsius or d for Fahrenheit 7 Press the softkey labeled Done to set the units 8 Continue adjusting other items in the Settings Menu or quickly squeeze and release the trigger twice in order to return to live view Setting File Format Data stored on the Imager s SD memory card can be saved in three differe...

Page 17: ... electronic documents Images in is2 format can be transferred to a PC for further analysis and report generation through Fluke SmartView software or non Fluke software that is available from specially approved software vendors SmartView converts the is2 images as JPEG BMP GIF TIFF and PNG files Visit the Fluke web site or contact Fluke to find out about currently available software options Setting...

Page 18: ...ime scale bar and battery life indicator Display Scale displays the scale bar and battery life indicator Display Image Only displays only the visible light or thermal image or combinations of both To change the display settings 1 Press a until the F3 softkey label reads Settings 2 Press the softkey labeled Settings 3 Within the Settings Menu press a labeled Menu until the F3 softkey reads Display ...

Page 19: ...your optional lens into the SD memory card slot on the side of your Imager 2 Turn on the Imager by pressing a 3 Follow directions displayed on the LCD to install the proper files onto the Imager s internal memory 4 After file installation remove the SD memory card with the firmware files and reinsert the standard SD memory card used for storing images 5 Attach the optional lens onto the Imager by ...

Page 20: ...Ti32 TiR32 Users Manual 14 Align White dot with keys White dot Hold focus grip while rotating accessory lens exj04 eps Figure 1 Attachment and Removal of Optional Lenses ...

Page 21: ...r set to Display All a symbol appears with the wide angle lens selection A symbol appears on the lower part of the LCD with the telephoto lens selection The default condition is the standard lens with no indicator symbol W Caution Failure to select the proper lens on your Imager may result in inaccurate temperature measurement values When finished using the optional lens remove it from the Imager ...

Page 22: ...format see the Setting File Format section later in this manual Note When IR Fusion is enabled adjusting the IR focus control will align the IR and visible light images on the LCD When the IR image is properly focused the images should be almost perfectly aligned This functionality provides an easy method to get a good focus on the IR image Because of image parallax and minimum focus specification...

Page 23: ...o display the temperature gradient of the area within the Imager s field of view There are two adjustments for changing how the Imager displays the image Palette and Range Selecting a Standard Palette The palette menu provides different thermal viewing patterns Grayscale Blue Red High Contrast Ironbow Amber and Hot Metal are available on both Imagers To select a standard palette 1 Press a until Pa...

Page 24: ... range do the following 1 Press a until Range appears over d 2 Press the softkey labeled Range 3 Press the softkey labeled Manual to set the Imager to manual ranging and press the softkey labeled Auto to select auto ranging When operating the Imager in Auto Range Mode it will automatically determine a Level and Span based upon the infrared energy that it detects at any point in time It re calibrat...

Page 25: ...nual as when it powers down Setting the Level Manual When in manual ranging the level setting adjusts the mid point thermal span within the total temperature range of the Imager To set the level 1 After entering the manual range mode see Setting the Range press the softkey labeled Go to Level This will place the Imager into the Adjusting Level mode 2 Press the softkey labeled Up to move the temper...

Page 26: ...e Note The scale along the right side of the screen display indicates the range Setting the Temperature Span Manual When put into manual ranging the span setting adjusts the palette over a temperature range within the total range of the Imager See Figure 2 To adjust the temperature span 1 After entering the manual range mode see Setting the Range press the softkey labeled Go to Span This will plac...

Page 27: ...tween a full thermal image display and a Picture In Picture PIP display To set the IR Fusion level and PIP display 1 Press a until IRFusion appears over d 2 Press the softkey labeled IRFusion to reveal the IR Fusion menu 3 Press the softkey labeled Up or Down to move between the six IR Fusion settings The top three settings select a PIP display The bottom three settings have full screen IR with di...

Page 28: ...capturing an image the Image Capture menu appears To add a voice annotation to the image 1 Press the softkey labeled Audio 2 Press the softkey labeled Record to start the recording 3 Speak into the Imager s microphone opening Up to 60 seconds of audio can be recorded for each image 4 When done recording press the softkey labeled Review to listen to what was recorded When an audio recording has bee...

Page 29: ...g 5 Wait for the main menu to disappear or quickly squeeze and release the trigger twice in order to return to live view Making Accurate Temperature Measurements All objects on Earth radiate infrared energy The amount of energy radiated is based on two primary factors the surface temperature of the object and the emissivity of the object s surface The Imager detects the infrared energy from an obj...

Page 30: ...et emissivity by directly entering a value or using a table of built in values Much information is available on emissivity Further study of this topic is recommended to get the most accurate temperature measurements using the Imager Setting Emissivity Setting your Imager with correct emissivity values is critical to making accurate temperature measurements To set the emissivity value 1 Press a unt...

Page 31: ...d temperature setting may improve temperature measurement accuracy 1 Press a until Background appears over d 2 Press softkey labeled Background 3 Use the sofkey labeled Up or Down to adjust the reflected background temperature 4 Press Done when finished 5 Wait for main menu to disappear or quickly squeeze and release the trigger twice in order to return to live view Note If you have the Display In...

Page 32: ... set a temperature alarm function The Ti32 has a high temperature alarm that allows the Imager to display a full visible light image and only shows infrared information on objects or areas that are above the set alarm level The TiR32 has a dewpoint temperature alarm that allows the Imager to display a full visible light image and only show infrared information on objects or areas that are below th...

Page 33: ...analyze images organize data storage and create professional reports SmartView allows audio annotations to be reviewed on a PC SmartView can be used to export IR and visible images as JPEG BMP GIF TIFF and PNG files Changing the SD Memory Card To eject an SD memory card from the Imager press in on the exposed edge of the SD memory card and then release The card should pop partially out after relea...

Page 34: ... window Cleaning the Infrared Lens If used and stored properly the infrared lens on your Imager should require only occasional cleaning When cleaning is necessary observe these steps 1 Using a hand operated air bulb gently blow off any dust or debris from the lens surface 2 If the surface of the lens still requires additional cleaning after the first step use a clean fine fiber or micro fiber clot...

Page 35: ...e Lithium ion smart batteries use the guidelines that follow W Caution To avoid damage to the Imager do not leave the camera exposed to a heat source or high temperature environments such as an unattended vehicle in the sun Do not store the Imager on the power supply charger for more than 24 hours as reduced battery life may result Charge the Imager s Lithium ion smart batteries for a 2 hour minim...

Page 36: ...nt Alarm TiR32 User selectable backlight Bright or Auto Information display preference Software SmartView full analysis and reporting software included Power Batteries Two Lithium ion rechargeable smart battery packs with 5 segment LED display to show charge level Lithium ion battery pack meets the requirements of UN Tests and Criteria Manual Part III Subparagraph 38 3 Battery Life 4 hours continu...

Page 37: ... Calibration Cycle 2 years with normal operation and normal aging Supported Languages Czech English Finnish French German Italian Japanese Korean Polish Portuguese Russian Simplified Chinese Spanish Swedish Traditional Chinese and Turkish Detailed Specifications Temperature Measurements Temperature Measurement Range not calibrated below 10 C Ti32 20 C to 600 C TiR32 20 C to 150 C Accuracy Ti32 and...

Page 38: ...nce 45 cm approx 18 in Optional Wide angle Infrared Lens Field of View 46 x 34 Spatial Resolution IFOV 2 50 mRad Minimum Focus Distance 7 5 cm approx 3 in Focus Mechanism Manual one handed focus capability Image Presentation Palettes Standard Ironbow Blue Red High Contrast Amber Amber Inverted Hot Metal Grayscale Grayscale Inverted Ultra Contrast Ironbow Ultra Blue Red Ultra High Contrast Ultra Am...

Page 39: ...rage Voice Annotation 60 seconds maximum recording time per image reviewable playback on imager Image Capture and Data Storage Image Capture Review Save Mechanism One handed image capture review and save capability trigger and three buttons Storage Medium SD Memory Card 2 GB memory card will store at least 1200 fully radiometric is2 IR and linked visual images each with 60 seconds voice annotation...

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